diff --git a/bin/syncqt.pl b/bin/syncqt.pl
index cca654e3b4e..93c962cf90c 100755
--- a/bin/syncqt.pl
+++ b/bin/syncqt.pl
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ sub shouldMasterInclude {
     if (open(F, "<$iheader")) {
         while (<F>) {
             chomp;
+            chop if /\r$/;
             return 0 if (/^\#pragma qt_no_master_include$/);
         }
         close(F);